Bike racks are for sissies

We saw this while passing through Half Moon Bay on the way home from the city. I just had to get a photo. Gosh, where do I even begin with this...

It may not be entirely obvious what you're looking at here, so let me describe it. That's a bike in the trunk of a car. In and of itself, that's fairly unremarkable, but look closer (click on the photo to zoom in). Is that some new type of bungee cord holding the trunk closed? Have they revolutionized rope and made it adhesive, clear, thin and flat? Nope, that's tape, packing tape... Not duct tape, not nylon threaded tape, both of which are somewhat reinforced. Nope, none of that reinforcement stuff here. It's just plain ole' standard packing tape of the 3M Scotch variety.

Alright, now take an even closer look at that wheel hanging out. Uh, looks kind of small... like a... hmmm... maybe a wheel of a folding bike. FOLDING BIKE!?! Ladies and Gentlemen, behold, an uncollapsed folding-bike in the trunk of a car secured by packing tape. Good thing this guy doesn't look like he goes camping much. Otherwise, there'd be a tent on the hood and a lit camping stove on the roof.

Okay, let's take a step back and re-evaluate this situation. It's one thing to put an unfolded folding-bike in your car and secure it with tape. But let's not forget who is BEHIND him taking the photo! When that thing busts through the tape and pops out of the trunk, where is it going to land? One car length for every 10MPH... Heck with that. Time for a pit-stop. Let's give this swift guy a few miles.

Ride safely (because there are loons out there who dig the packing tape) and happy trails.